Supporting our Students (SOS)

The Supporting Our Students(SOS) Team is comprised of faculty and staff whose role is to identify and intervene in situations involving students who may exhibit behaviors of concern.

• Behavior that causes concern due to its unusual or alarming nature
• Expressed intent or attempt to harm self or others
• Disturbance in which the rights of others are violated
• Drug or alcohol overdose or abuse
• Inability to cope with the learning or living environment to the extent that an inordinate amount of resources are used to address the situation
• Inability to satisfy basic personal needs such that there is a reasonable possibility that serious physical harm or death might occur.

Anyone who identifies potentially disruptive or disturbing student behavior is asked to contact the Office of Student Affairs or the Campus Police.

Team Members

• Tom Van Schoor - (Chair) Student Ombudsman
• Everett Malcolm - Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
• John Dean - Chief, University Police Department
• Marc Snow - Associate General Counsel
• Michael Hallett - Professor & Chair, Criminology & Criminal Justice

The SOS Team will review the situation and recommend appropriate action.